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Where Politics Meets History

76. If Books Could Kill

Where Politics Meets History

Global

News, History, Politics

4.61.6K Ratings

🗓️ 28 November 2025

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

Iain and Tessa talk the Budget (SPOILER: neither is impressed!), French military service, how our reading habits have changed and more!

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0:00.0

Fog and Joanne here.

0:01.3

Our podcast by therapist Gautsme. Talks seriously about serious issues. Like, like seriously laughing at each other when we've both been idiots in the real world. Yes, that's it. That's the one. And this week, guess what? We are supported by Peloton. The brand new cross-training bike plus powered by Peloton IQ tracks your reps and corrects your form in real time, making the most of your workhouse.

0:24.6

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0:24.5

And, seriously, listen to him with Harpers ghost to me on Global Player.

0:30.4

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0:32.3

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0:38.2

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0:45.1

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0:50.3

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0:52.9

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1:11.6

Terms and conditions apply. See barclay.com.com. U.K.4.U.S. for details. This is a global player original podcast. We do full play because you like fluff. Don't have any wrinkles. I have very nice skin. Do you think him and Bridget still do it? I don't even want to think about it. That is Morian.

1:12.6

No, it bloody isn't.

1:13.6

Fuck you.

1:14.6

Stop now, stop.

1:15.6

Jesus. What are you doing at the weekend? In a word.

1:18.6

Cliff Richard. Welcome to where politics meets history with fluff and banter because that's mandatory

1:32.3

for me. But I was just looking at the questions and we've got a long time formerly of for

1:36.6

the many pod. I thought it killed everyone off. Do you remember? It was terrible. There was a slump

1:41.8

in the summer when I had to question my own existence I was so

1:45.2

unpopular it was really terrible I had to put on extra estrogen patches just to keep going so did I

1:52.2

fuck you anyway that's because I didn't swear enough in the last pod anyway this is from Jake

1:57.9

and he says I've come to love it. Jackie Who, he actually writes.

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